Leadership

A Global, Multidisciplinary Leadership Team

Entente Cordiale Day is a student-led Franco–British initiative bringing together students from leading universities in France and the United Kingdom to conceive, organise, and represent joint academic and cultural initiatives.

The Leadership Team is supported by a network of Division Members across the university network, who contribute to the work of the initiative and represent it within their respective institutions.

Strategic guidance and oversight are provided by a Supervisory Board and an International Advisory Board, composed of senior figures from law, finance, academia, public institutions, and international affairs. These bodies advise on strategic direction and institutional positioning.

Global President

Clara Chevalier

President (Global)
Sciences Po & The University of Hong Kong
Economics

Country Presidents

Zian Vigny

President France
École Polytechnique
Physics

Brandon Tay

President UK
University of Oxford
Psychology & Philosophy

Jaden Zhu

President USA
Sciences Po & Columbia University
Politics & Government

Executive Board

Joy Wang

Vice-President of Communications (Global)
King’s College London
Political Economy

Rachel Zhang

Vice-President of Partnerships (UK)
University College London
Economics

Oscar Zimmermann

Vice-President of Academics (France)
Ecole polytechnique
Physics

Patrick Andrianopoulos

Vice-President of Sponsorships (US)
UC Berkeley & Sciences Po
Political Economy and International Relations

Caterina Boico

Vice-President of Sponsorships (France)
Sciences Po & Columbia University
Politics and Government, Asia-Pacific Studies

Rayan Baffoun

Vice-President of IT (Global)
EPITA
Cybersecurity Engineering

Keanu Lis

Vice-President of Partnerships (France)
Sciences Po
Politics and Government

Honourary Leadership

Marquis de Breteuil

Co-Founder and Honorary President, Entente Cordiale Day
Lawye, Fellow of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques; former Administrator of the Palace of Versailles (2012–2015)

Marquis de Salisbury

Co-Founder and Honorary President, Entente Cordiale Day
Banker, former Leader of the House of Lords (1994–1997)

Founding Leadership & Executive Direction

Yves Djimi

Co-Founder, Entente Cordiale Day
Chair, Alumni Supervisory Board Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Admitted to the Paris Court of Appeal

Jean-Louis Martinaud

Executive Director
Former Executive VP European Affairs, ENGIE
Civil Engineer, Corps des Mines

Supervisory Board

Antoine Hillion

Institutional Communications Advisor, Entente Cordiale Day
Partner at Havas Group

Susan Walton

Think Tank & Philanthropy Advisor, Entente Cordiale Day
Global Risk and Resilience Advisor, Partner at Frost Consulting; Founder and Chair of American
Friends of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Trustee of multiple charitable and institutional organisations

Max Buechner

Defence Advisor, Entente Cordiale Day
Investor, Fund Manager, CEO Speer Group

Didier Chaudet

Geopolitical Advisor, Entente Cordiale
Independent consultant, specialist in the geopolitics of the Persian-speaking world and South Asia

Camille Foley

Logistics Advisor, Entente Cordiale
Former Business Manager in Investment Banking

Charlotte Simunek

Senior Project and Programme Manager

Marie-Helene Blattmann-Lenoir

University Affairs Advisor, Entente Cordiale

Franck Debane

Technological Advisor, Entente Cordiale
Entrepreneur, CEO Forward Partners

Adel Baba-Aissa

Strategy Advisor, Entente Cordiale
Investment Director at Acumen & Meridiam, Solicitor of England and Wales, Attorney-at-Law, New York.

International Advisory Board

Durdana Ansari OBE

Entrepreneur, Producer BBC World Services and Public Speaker
Honorary Captain of the British Royal Navy

Stephen Clarke

Fellow of the Royal Historical Society,
Writer and Journalist

Salaheddine Mezouar

Entrepreneur
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kingdom of Morocco (2013–2017)

Vicente Garcia

Entrepreneur, Founder and Managing Director
Summit + Stage Advisory; Advisor to the Atlantic Council (2021–2025).

James Wilcox

Head of Private Offices, Floreat
Over 30 years' experience advising international private clients
Trustee, St Paul's Cathedral | Development Board, Woolf Institute, Cambridge

Host Partners

L'Hôtel des Invalides

General Gravêthe

Royal Hospital Chelsea

General Bradshaw

Join the Team

We work with a, cross-institutional team of students who take responsibility for delivering Entente Cordiale Day across its different divisions. If you’re interested in gaining practical experience in a fast-moving, international academic environment, please register your interest via the form below.